The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for a left shoulder disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the July 1990 RO decision was not new or material as it did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim nor did it raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0215912
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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